Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Buoyed by back-to-back to wins over Lorient and Toulouse, Olympique Lyon will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Reims on Saturday evening. Les Gones are eager to keep their Conference League hopes alive and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Reims. Defender Clinton Mata is banned for the match, while both Said Benrahma and Orel Mangala are out of contention with injuries.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, are only four points behind top six, meaning that Saturday’s clash is of big importance for the visiting side as well. Given the attacking potentials of the two sides, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. As for the away team, defender Thibault De Smet is banned for the match, while all Adama Bojang, Teddy Teuma, Benjamin Stambouli, and Maxime Busi miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Saïd Benrahma):
Said Benrahma is an Algeria international who started his club career at Nice. The pacey winger made his Ligue 1 debut during the 2013/2014 season and after scoring 3 goals in 17 appearances for les Aiglons in the French top flight, he moved to the Championship team Brentford in the summer of 2018.
Said Benrahma was born in Ain Temouchent, Algeria on August 10, 1995 and it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Angers, Gazelec Ajaccio and Chateauroux on loan before joining the Griffin Park outfit. The Algerian footballer impressed in the 2018/2019 Championship season, scoring 10 goals and providing 15 assists for his teammates.
His main position is right winger, but he is used as a left winger as well. Speaking of his international career, Said Benrahma made his debut for the Algeria national team on October 13, 2015 in a 1-0 win over Senegal.
Highlighted Team (Reims):
Reims are a French football club founded in 1931. Reims welcome their rivals at Stade Auguste Delaune, which can hold up to 21,684 people. Believe it or not, Reims won six Ligue 1 titles (1948/1949, 1952/1953, 1954/1955, 1957/1958, 1959/1960, 1961/1962). To make things even better for the fans, Reims participated in the European Cup final on two occasions.
In 1956 they faced Real Madrid in the title game and despite taking the lead after six minutes, the French side eventually suffered a 4-3 loss to los Blancos at Parc des Princes. Three years later Reims had a chance to get their revenge on Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants once again won the European Cup, with Mateos and Di Stefano finding the net in the 2-0 victory over Albert Batteux.
The club’s most notable footballer is Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals for France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals. Reims’ home colours are red and white, with the team wearing white when playing on the road.